Dr. Helen

Commentary on popular culture and society, from a (mostly) psychological perspective

Friday, December 29, 2006

Last Day of Vacation

So, today is the last day of my beach vacation and I am trying to make the most of it. Here I am intrepidly driving our rental boat out to the ocean to search for sharks...okay, in reality, I am sitting behind the wheel for the first time, and when I mentioned I was driving, everyone left and took the keys--except for Glenn who stayed to take my picture. I am not much of a sailor and prefer land to water but it is really beautiful here and I wouldn't mind learning to sail--except for the sea sickness part, and the preferring land to water thing and I don't like jellyfish. Oh, never mind, I think a city destination will be on my next vacation agenda. But, I have had a really good time and my winter blues are gone!

Thursday, December 28, 2006

Bitter, Sun Kissed is only good at the beach or in an apartment wrapped in faux fur if you 1) like horses 2) like romance novels or 3) have more patience than I do. My sister-in-law, a horse owner and horse lover really enjoyed it and said "it is worth the read as the information about horses was quite realistic and the romance was not at all sappy but complex." Okay, so buy it if you are a lover of equines and romance but not if you are like me, bored by horses (as well as allergic to them) and prefer non-fiction.